The Nurse Prepares to Insert an Intravenous Catheter in an Older

question 17

Multiple Choice

The nurse prepares to insert an intravenous catheter in an older adult client.Which action should the nurse take?

• A)Use a tourniquet prior to assessing the insertion site.
• B)Keep a tourniquet applied until the infusion set is attached.
• C)Insert the catheter in a distal vein.
• D)Insert the catheter in a proximal vein.

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Definitions:

Efficiency

The ability to accomplish a task with the least waste of time and effort.

Effectiveness

The degree to which a procedure, when used under usual or everyday conditions, achieves the intended effect or results, distinguishing it from efficacy, which is measured under idealized conditions.

Efficacy

The ability to produce a desired or intended result.

Power

The probability that a test will correctly reject a false null hypothesis; in other words, the ability of a study to detect an effect if there is one.